The old Worlds, the "Event" and the new
The Old world had changed before. It had changed when and it had changed when the missing Man had split open the sky, forever changing the fate of his race.
This change however was very different, and im not sure of it can survive it
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The world of the Northern Isles was always a mysterious one. It was a world of Kings and Queens, a world ruled by the rich and Powerful. It was a world of Knights and Bandits. But it was also a mysterious world. A world of cultists, Mages and greater beings hiding on its edges. A world of forgotten ruins and long forgotten secrets.
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It was a world stuck in time. Where Magic and Fantasy reigned right next to medieval daily life.
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By 1948 the world of Hauptmann Leon Aasmann was far different from what he had imagined in 1937. His Country had made rapid advancements troughout europe, conquering and pillaging Czechoslovakia, poland, the low countries, france and even parts of Russia. It was a country that had challenged the world and had seemingly succeded in it. But the Pipedreams of dictators always seem to crash down. This time it wasnt an army that caused the collapse of the Reich though. It was its own meddling in Technology beyond its control.
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The world had been in turmoil for some time before the second world war. America had collapsed into civil war, split between states and ideologies whilst britian had seen a revolution in the late 30s. and the war seemed to only make it worse. The Third reich stretched troughout large parts of Europe and even small regions in africa whilst the japanese remained uncontested in the jungles of asia.
Just like it had happened before there had been a blunder however, one too severe to just ignore. With the german invasion of the sovjet union everything changed. Celebrated heros would die in a campaign without end. Wars and rumors of wars swept troughout the nations and a critical failure in Stalingrad lead to the death of the fuhrer, shot by one of his own guards.
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After that everything went into complete Chaos. Secret weapons were unleashed onto unsuspecting soldiers. Undead rose, Lighting was captured and unleashed onto others and superhumans emerged.
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And then one day everything stopped, not just for the people living in 1948, but for everyone and everywhere. Kings stood still in time, Beasts, magical creatures and the Dead all felt a sudden shift.
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When everything was over something new had emerged. A world made up of two. Inhabited by American GIs and wizards alike. A world devastated by consequences unforseen. And a world were the rules of Nature, physics and Chemistry had disappeared.
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This new world has somehow managed to survive the cataclysms of the old ones. It may be battered and bruised. Filled with living shadows, wastelands and unexplainable phenomena. But it still exists.
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As of late there is a new Power emerging. Long forgotten Horrors have been awoken by the collapse of Old and new and those who know are unsure if this world will survive again. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
This setting is what I like to call the "Northern Isles". It started as a simple idea of WW2 meets Fantasy and has evolved quite a bit since then.
Its current form is influenced by "A song of Ice and Fire", the HOI4 Mod Kaiserreich, "Stalker" (Both the movie and game) and many many more smaller influences for certain elements ranging from Wolfenstein to the boys.
Id love to share more with all of you if you are interested. I have been working on it off and on for about 3 years now and I intend to turn it into a TTRPG Setting for me and my friends.